Mineral Surveys and Analyses, Eastern US

This project was part of a national effort to develop national digital datasets categorized
in four major themes: geology, mineral deposits, geochemistry, and geophysics,
and to integrate, analyze, and interpret these data in order to assess mineral
resources, determine regional background values for chemical elements with
known environmental impact, characterize regional mineral districts, define
metallogenic provinces, and study the relationship between toxic commodities
or mining practices and human health. These interpretive studies involved contributions
from a wide variety of disciplines and partners.